so my hks exhaust is finally comming on monday for my coupe. Iv waited so long for this. So im doing my instalation my self and was curious if u should attach the exhaust all together and then put it onto the car or put it piece by piece on my car? Anyone do it yourself?

 

piece by piece on the car.
I would say 2 person job

 

it would be much easier to do it one piece at a time, would not be so bad if you had a lift. if you are doing it at home with a jack, it might be a pain.

imo, just get it installed at a shop, my install only cost $50

 

Piece by Piece,

Also the stock muffler is petty big, be careful taking taking it down. There also some plastic panels that need to removed to get to the muffler hangers. When your done wipe down the whole exhaust with rubbing alcohol (some people use glass clearer) to remove any oil left by your fingers.

 

I did my XO2 (roughly the same design/weight) by myself with ramps and jackstands. If I had it to do over again I would find someone with a lift.

 

alright thanks guys 4 ur help

 

piece by piece. if its all put together already how will you get that one pipe over the sway bar? lol

 

Yea, forgot about that^

 

Is there any way to adjust the canisters downward so they are more visible instead of tucked behind the rear bumper?

 

^^ the canisters are made to be tucked in. trust me, the exhaust is still more than visible from behind, just try driving behind one

 

There is no possible way to put it all together and get it on the car.


Do it yourself with jack stands.

Or for $50, I would let a shop do it. Anything more I'd do it myself.

 

hahahaha wow k forgot about the sways. k so one more thing 2 make it easyer on myself can i just jack it up on 2 jack stands on the back of the car or would i need 4

 

I started with the new dual y-pipe (not sure what the real name is, then I jacked up the back and worked from the rear.

 

How long did you have to wait to get the HKS????